House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-172
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 29, 2023
- Committee actionFeb 6, 2024
- Passed HouseNov 12, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 11, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024
Latest action: Dec 23, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-172.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5301.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5301, Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2023” on February 14, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on February 6, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 14, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59978
- CBO publication date
- February 14, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a33d0697a5b8e6aa564c7b17a172a93efad220e7f31bc4df2315a8b6cd506e02
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5301, Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024” on June 17, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on March 7, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60416
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a33d0697a5b8e6aa564c7b17a172a93efad220e7f31bc4df2315a8b6cd506e02
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 140, August 29, 2023, Page H4211):Article I The single subject of this legislation is: Administrative burden reductionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 29, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 84 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a33d0697a5b8e6aa564c7b17a172a93efad220e7f31bc4df2315a8b6cd506e02
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5301, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 114 (118th) In the matter of George Santos.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.